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Pearson, Mary E. DANCE OF THIEVES New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2018 IL YA ISBN 9781250159014 (2 booktalks) |
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Booktalk #1 Reformed thief Kazimyrah and her comrades who make up the Rahtan, Queen Zezelia’s elite guard, are sent to investigate wrongdoings in the Ballenger outlaw dynasty, who claim to be among the first nations and as such do not recognize the rule of the queen. The Rahtan arrive at Hell’s Mouth to find that the Ballenger's former leader has died, and Jase, his son, is now in charge. When circumstances throw the Jase and Karimyrah together they must unite to save their lives. As they struggle to uphold their own secret motives and complete their missions, they realize they might just lose their hearts along the way. (Florida Teen Read, 2020) Booktalk #2 How do you decide who you can trust? This question is especially difficult for Kazi, a soldier and spy looking for a criminal. Jase, the young and brand new ruler of the Ballengers, struggles with the same question of trust, especially as he meets Kazi when she puts her knife to his throat in the city square. The two are captured and chained together by kidnappers, lying to each other about their identities. Their long and desperate journey offers plenty of opportunities to talk, and tell lies. Remnant is a well-developed fantasy land, and adventures and complications drive the romance between them . (Book Talk by Jodie Purcell, Bishop Blanchet High School ) (Washington Evergreen Book Award nominee 2021) |
| SUBJECTS: Thieves --
Fiction. Romance fiction. Robbers and outlaws -- Fiction. |
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